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Eviction Risk in Hillcrest , Youngstown

1 census tracts · pop 3,387 · pop-weighted composite 5.7/10 · range 5.7–5.7

Hillcrest is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Youngstown with 1 census tract and a population of 3,387 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 39% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 22% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $629/month sits 14% lower than the Youngstown citywide median ($728).

Eviction Risk
5.7
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
39%
22% severely burdened
Median rent
$629
Median household income
$54,801
10.9% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Hillcrest vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Hillcrest score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Hillcrest: 5.75.7HillcrestNeighborhoodParent city: 6.36.3Parent cityhost cityState: 5.05.0Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
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Same county, closest by composite score.

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5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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Comparison

Hillcrest vs Youngstown

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
5.7 -10%
Youngstown: 6.3
Rent burden
38.5% +12%
Youngstown: 34.3%
Median gross rent
$629 -14%
Youngstown: $728
Median HH income
$54,801 +58%
Youngstown: $34,746
Poverty rate
10.9% -70%
Youngstown: 36.2%
Renter share
34.1% -22%
Youngstown: 43.8%
Where

Tract centroids in Hillcrest

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 3,337 residents across all tracts in Hillcrest. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 1.8% White (non-Hispanic): 85.1% Black (non-Hispanic): 11.4% Asian (non-Hispanic): 0.2% Other / Multiracial: 1.6%
  • Hispanic / Latino 1.8%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 85.1%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 11.4%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 0.2%
  • Other / Multiracial 1.6%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Hillcrest

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
39099802701 5.7 3,387 38% $629
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 58

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 64%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 25%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 32%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 74%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Hillcrest

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 94Total filings (sum)
  • 2.04%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.0%Peak year (2010)
  • 1.60%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hillcrest

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Hillcrest

What is the eviction-risk score for Hillcrest?

Hillcrest scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Hillcrest compare to Youngstown overall?

Hillcrest scores 0.6 points lower than Youngstown overall (6.3/10). Rent burden: 39% vs 34% citywide. Median rent: $629 vs $728.

What is the median rent in Hillcrest?

Median gross rent in Hillcrest is $629/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Hillcrest residents are renters?

34% of Hillcrest households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Youngstown). The neighborhood has 3,387 residents.

Is Hillcrest a high social-vulnerability area?

Hillcrest sits in the 58th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

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